Natural state. Episode 3 / by Stuart Allan.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Atlas, Laurie., Narrator.

Allan, Stuart (Film producer), Producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources.

Nature conservation.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 min.).

Place of Publication:

Geelong, Victoria : Switch International, 2005.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

Garden Seat That Grows - A British student designer has come up with a novel idea of a garden seat that grows itself. Plant Stroking Machine - English developers have come up with a device that caresses a plant to simulate various breezes. Storm Stopper - Scientists in Florida have come up with a powder that is dropped into growing storms which absorbs the moisture and turns it into a gel ... Futuristic Recycling Centre - A British centre that uses light beams and air jets to sort out various forms of recyclable waste. Solar Powered Trough - A UK invention helping to preserve land and keep cattle alive. Brazil Biodiesel - One of three fuel alternatives offered in Brazil made from vegetable oil and others extracts from soy and canola seeds. Rubber Dam - A new device being used in Bangladesh to help re-divert a river is made entirely of rubber. Amazon Products - Indian communities have boosted economic prospects by producing and selling local Amazon products. Sunflower Maze - A German labyrinth leading a path through thousands of sunflowers. Masai Agriculture - A look at this Kenyan tribe that for centuries have worshiped the cow but are now learning new farming skills. Hydrogen Fuel - British scientists are researching ways of using the Earth's water supply as a cheap source of hydrogen. Ozone Mapping - Scientists are hoping that new data from satellites will help to give better indication of ultra violet rays reaching the earth.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 23, 2013).

OCLC:

867771403